Synod Standing Committee Meeting Summary 9th April 2021
A summary of the discussions, deliberations and decisions arising from the meeting of the Uniting Church in SA.
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A summary of the discussions, deliberations and decisions arising from the meeting of the Uniting Church in SA.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
This month we continue our series on the Principles of a Child Safe Uniting Church with principle 2: 'Children and young people are informed about their rights, participate in decisions affecting them and are taken seriously.'
With Easter just gone and the school holidays now started, for many it is a time when people take a break and spend time away from their usual commitments.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
When confronted by what is hard to hear, shocking to consider, grieving to know, difficult to understand, it is often much easier to not believe it at all.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Thank you Jesus for dying for us, for giving your life that we might live, forgiven and free.
Easter is a time of hope, a time of new beginnings. As we approach Easter this year, our hearts go out to people, all over the world, who have been living in darkness and fear and uncertainty and continue to do so.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
As the end of Lent draws near for Western Churches there are indeed many challenges to distract us this season.
Despite the interruptions and restrictions that COVID-19 presented in 2020, the Ageing Well Matters team at Walkerville Uniting Church had two unique moments to celebrate
Last month, an historic superb gold watch dating back to 1865 was found hidden in a rusted, locked metal box in the Pilgrim archive room by the church’s historical archivists.
As we acknowledge Harmony Week, perhaps it is timely to pause and reflect on the word ‘harmony’ and what it actually means – especially given the unrest around the world and also in many ways closer to home.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
This week's news, notices & prayer points from congregations, the SA Synod, and the wider Uniting Church.
Synod of SA short-term Recovery Liaison Pastor Rev Dr Phillip Marshall, who was placed on Kangaroo Island shortly after the bushfires last year, has been celebrated with the SA Power Networks Community Empowerment award.
(Number 2 of a Series) Last month we introduced the Ten Principles for a Child Safe Church and this time we are focussing on Principle Number 1, which is an overarching principle into which the other principles feed.
Our Lenten journey continues as we take our instructions from the Word of God.
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